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Electrode potential and likeliness to reduce/oxidize (electrolysis) [closed]
I'm a little confused about situations where multiple chemical compounds can be reduced/oxidized and the likelihood of this happening to one compound over the others, depending on the electrode ...
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Effect of charge density on electrolysis of dilute sulphuric acid
I am told that if electrolysis of dilute sulfuric acid is performed under high charge density, then the following reaction takes place at anode instead of evolving oxygen:
$$\ce{2 HSO4- -> H2S2O8 +...
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Electrolysis of aqueous copper (II) nitrate
There are two copper blocks sitting in the $\ce{Cu(NO3)2 (aq)}$ solution, a battery is attached onto both of them, providing enough energy to start the reaction.
Since solid pieces of copper are ...
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